Tony Gregory (musician)

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Tony Gregory (* 21st June 1946 ) is a Jamaican musician , R & B - Soul - and reggae - a producer and composer .

Life

Gregory attended Alpha Boys School until 1954 and received a scholarship to train in the church choir of St George's Cathedral in Kingston under the direction of Healey Willan . In 1957 he won first prize on Vere Johns ' legendary radio talent show on Radio Jamaica RJR 94 FM. His career as a professional musician began in 1958 as a member of the Bertie King Big Band , in 1960 he became lead singer of the Byron Lee and the Dragonaires formation for three years .

With artists like The Drifters , Chuck Jackson , Dionne Warwick , Ray Charles and Sammy Davis Jr. He toured Central America , the United States , Canada , the Bahamas and the United Kingdom . Gunter “Yogi” Lauke brought him to Germany to join his vocal ensemble Family Tree , founded in 1972 , in which he sang until it was dissolved in 1975. In 1976 he founded the TeeGee Songs label in Germany .

In the early 1990s he married the Italian Nina Tarallo, who was born in Minervino Murge , and went back to Jamaica with her, where he founded the Sunland Music label and the Gregory Entertainment Limited event agency . He also dealt with the control of the observance of copyrights of domestic and international composers. Today (2014) he runs the TarGre Music Production label in Saint Ann's Bay and lives in Higgin Town , Saint Ann Parish . In recent years he has also been active again as a musician.

Discography (selection)

(without band releases)

Albums
  • 1968: Sings ( Coxsone Records )
  • 1973: Tony Gregory ( RCA Victor )
  • 1986: Comin 'On Strong (Frontline)
  • 2014: Seasons (TarGre)
Singles
  • 1965: My Darling (split single with The Skatalites ; Studio One )
  • 1966: Baby Come On Home / Marie Elena (A-side with The Soulettes; Doctor Bird)
  • 1967: Only A Fool / Pure Soul (Coxsone Records)
  • 1967: I Sit By The Shore (split single with Lloyd Charmers (Lloyd Tyrell), Coxsone Records)
  • 1971: Bouncing All Over The World / Tell Me (Horse)
  • 1972 ?: I Lost My Love (split single with The New Establishment; Studio One)
  • 1972: Who Turned The World Around? / I Love You So (Horse)
  • 1976: Dance On / Hey Sun (Contempo / Forward Records)
  • 1978: Some Sweet Day / I'm Gonna Break You Down (Dynamic Sounds Studios)
  • 1978: Some Sweet Day / You Lift Me From The (Tee Gee Sounds)
  • 1982: Gispy Girl / I Need You Now (Sonic Sounds)
  • 1986: For Love Of You / Love Coming On Strong (frontline)
  • 2013: Sugar Cane (split single with The Soul Brothers; Coxsone Records)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Cecelia Campbell-Livingston: Tony Gregory - 50 years of making beautiful music ( Memento of the original from September 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / m.jamaicaobserver.com archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , The Jamaica Observer , February 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ a b c Blackwell Rum ( Memento of the original from August 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.alphaboysschoolradio.com archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Alpha Boyś School Radio.
  3. ↑ Cecelia Campbell-Livingston: Tony Gregory is in Seasons ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jamaicaobserver.com archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , The Jamaica Observer, April 30, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Gregory, Tony
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jamaican reggae musician and producer
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Jamaica